Central government debt, total (current LCU) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Central government debt, total (current LCU) was 21.36 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 21.36 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 21.36 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.02 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 65th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Central government debt, total (current LCU) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.02 billion current LCU | — |
| 2012 | 12.87 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 13.28 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.64 billion current LCU | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 15.81 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 15.07 billion current LCU | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.24 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.75 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.77 billion current LCU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.39 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 19.04 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.12 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 21.36 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 21.36 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 309.59 billion current LCU, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 21.36 billion current LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 444.37 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.34 billion current LCU | 12.02 billion current LCU | 15.81 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.94 billion current LCU | 15.77 billion current LCU | 21.36 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Central government debt, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 21.36 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.02 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for central government debt, total?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.